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Send one-hour SMS reminders for scheduled client calls

Automatically monitor upcoming client call event starts across Google Calendar and SMS tools. Create and personalize one-hour SMS reminders when call starts, event begins, or client meeting starts—so you can confirm attendees, reduce no-shows, and stay consistent without manual follow-up.

How this automation delivers on-time call reminders

When client call events start in your calendar, missed outreach can cause avoidable no-shows. This automation pulls event details, extracts and validates phone numbers, and sends one-hour SMS reminders—so your team can avoid manual follow-up.

  1. 1.Detect event start 1 hour before

    Integrate Google Calendar and calendar event triggers to detect upcoming call starts and pull event details.

    Google Calendaror swap with your favorite app
  2. 2.Extract and normalize phone number

    Integrate Formatter by Zapier and phone number normalization to parse event text and convert numbers to E.164 when possible.

    Formatter by Zapieror swap with your favorite app
  3. 3.Continue only when phone is valid

    Integrate Filter by Zapier and workflow conditions to allow sends only when a normalized phone number exists and the event is not canceled.

    Filter by Zapieror swap with your favorite app
  4. 4.Lookup phone prefix for locale

    Integrate Formatter by Zapier and lookup tables to map phone prefixes to country or cc labels for the message locale.

    Formatter by Zapieror swap with your favorite app
  5. 5.Send one-hour SMS reminder

    Integrate Kixie and SMS messaging tools to send the personalized one-hour reminder to the attendee phone.

    Kixieor swap with your favorite app

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Calendly
Okta
Zendesk
Dropbox
Asana
Allstate
Airbnb
ActiveCampaign
Lyft
Webflow
Canva
Sysco
LA Clippers
Getaround
Grammarly
HelloFresh
Lululemon
Barry's
Hopper
Casper
Hudl
Miro
The New York Times
Ruggable

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